Chasing destiny

by Anele Mwelase (South Africa)

A leap into the unknown South Africa

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I woke up feeling depressed,not knowing where I'm heading in life,but my dreams and goals kept me going,have dreams bigger than the whole city but I lived in a hopeless dreaded place,a small town where people dont care no more,fighting endeless wars with themselves,the government is trying but it's not enought high rate of poverty,high rate of unemployed youth, see I want to get out of this place I want to be successful and come back help my family and my community.After my senior year I went to University of Kwa-zulu natal to study Art performance and communication in writting but sadly due to financial issues I had to drop out 😭.See I live with my father who is fighting his own personal battles,he wakes up and sleeps in alcohol, Always drunk worse he has heart problems. My mom went on and left us, I guess she wanted more than my dad had offer so I had to look for a job to help take care of my sick drunkerd father.So one day I got a job at fruits and veggies farmer market, it's was not enough but it's was enough to put a food on the table. One day I came back from work and to my surprise I found my dad sober, the house was sparkling clean and daddy cooked my favourite meal that day roasted chicken and mac and cheese,I had the best day of my life that day , we talked,shared funny stories and eventually he thanked me for taking care of him, I looked my daddy in the eyes coz I didn't believe it but he was sincere.06 am in the morning I woke up feeling good I did my morning routine , did breakfast for my dad and I, scrambled eggs,bacon and waffles, well black coffee for me and tea for my dad since he heart problems,I went to his bedroom to wake him up, 'daddy wake up, I made breakfast for us' he was not moving,sadly he passed away. We laid my dad to rest he was no more .I told my self I can't live and die like this so I went home affairs and did my passport,I sold my daddy's house and that old beat up car and just like that I was out of this country,Chasing my destiny. I went to England I didn't know what I was doing but I knew I wanted to be a successful writer whatever it's takes , I have nothing to loose and I have something to gain,achieving my dream. I rented a small apartment and got myself a job at a coffee shop coz a girl need to pay her bills. At work I met a friend her name is Maria, she's sweet,she told me to loosen up and invited me to this party where I had to dress formal. We went to this party, saw familiar faces mostly footballers,Maria ditched me, I was stand all alone in a corner,people around here were stuck up,I couldn't wait for this party to end so i can go home well until this guy came up to me,gosh he looked handsome his name is Alexander anorld, he asked me on date,asked me about my goals and future plans and I was happy to tell him that i write and he told that he will help me publish my book but I took it lightly coz I didn't thought that my book was good to be published and I refused. A year later I finished writting my book named 'Reaching For The Stars' I didn't know If I should upload the book on wattpad or publish it, Alex helped get my book published and to my surprise it's was best selling book in a decade,its won the best written book at the 87th Grammy awards.I was so happy it's made a lot of money,I decide to give back and give scholarships to underprivileged learners and I went back home where I was born to help those in need in my community,while I was there I was inspired to write a book named 'One Man Can Change The World'. Art Immitates life,I'll be there for every girl child that's in need.